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R
SQL
Python
Java

Languages

English
Español
Português

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Daniel B. Turner

I assemble big ecological datasets from start to finish, from an abstract idea at a meeting to the finished product, with transparent, reproducible, and efficient code. I have studied animals and plants from across the Americas, and I seek to develop novel data science methods to faciliate mulitlateral knowledge exchange between ecologists and their stakeholders.

Education

PhD Candidate, Entomology and Ecology, Evolutionary, and Behavior

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

current - 2018

  • Synthesizing existing literature to build databases and models for plant-insect ecology
  • Fulbright Open Research Finalist, MSU Plant Science Fellow

B.S., Environmental Science & Spanish Language, Literature, and Linguistics (minor: Biology)

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

2018 - 2014

Publications

Effects of landscape urbanization and local plant diversity on predatory arthropod community assembly and ecosystem services

Manuscript in prep

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  • Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm

Coding for broader impact: Leveraging field biologists’ programming skills for effective public communication.

Manuscript available upon request

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  • Turner, D.B., Behm, J.E., and M.R. Helmus

A new species of Caribbean toad (Bufonidae, Peltophryne) from southern Hispaniola

Zootaxa - PDF

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2018

  • Landestoy, M.A., Turner, D.B., Marion, A.B., and S.B. Hedges

Mapping the way to carbon neutrality: addressing carbon emissions from transportation at the Monteverde Friends School.

CIEE Sustainability and the Environment, Spring 2016*

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2016

  • Turner, D.B.
  • *not peer-reviewed

Software Development

c4bi: Coding for broader impact

R package leveraging ecologists’ programming skills for effective stakeholder communication.

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Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Wetzel Lab

Michigan State University

current - 2018

  • Synthesized hundreds of plant species’ data on terpene and terpenoid diversity for forthcoming R package and relational database
  • Conducted meta-analysis on over 50 introduced plant species and their novel interactions with local herbivore communities
  • Investigated priority effects on temporal ecology using the tall goldenrod Solidago altissima - herbivore model system

Undergraduate Researcher

Integrative Ecology Lab

Temple University

2018 - 2017

  • Studied varation in arthropod predator community assembly along an urbanization gradient in southeastern Pennsylvania

Undergraduate Researcher

Hedges Lab

Temple University

2018 - 2015

  • Performed PCR and created phylogenetic trees for newly-discovered toad species from the Dominican Republic
  • Collected and analyzed morphological trait data from Hispaniolan frogs

Teaching Experience

For my mentees, I seek to provide an open environment with hands-on experience in ecology, statistics, and tidy data principles.

Statistical Methods for Temporal Ecology

MSU Department of Entomology

East Lansing, MI

2020 - 2020

  • Co-taught graduate seminar in time series analysis, including ARIMA and Bayesian models
  • 9 students

Insects, Globalization, and Sustainability Laboratory

MSU Center for Integrative Studies

East Lansing, MI

2020 - 2019

  • Taught laboratory course for non-STEM majors in statistics and insect biology
  • 160 students across two semesters

Principles of Ecology

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

2018 - 2018

  • Teaching assistant; wrote quizzes and held study sessions
  • 200 students

Research and Travel Funding

total = $31,670

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MSU Creating Inclusive Excellence Grant ($10,000)

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2020

MSU Hutson Research Grant ($2,500)

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2020

MSU Kellogg Biological Station Research Fellowship ($2,500)

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2020

Fulbright Open Research Grant Finalist, Brazil ($15,000)

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2020

Council for Graduate Students Conference Award ($300)

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2020

MSU Kellogg Biological Station Research Fellowship ($2,250)

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2019

MSU Kellogg Biological Station Undergraduate Mentorship Grant ($1,000)

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2019

Temple University Diamond Research Scholars Program ($4,000)

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2017

Temple University Creative Arts, Research, and Academic Scholarship ($3,120)

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2017

Temple University Undergraduate Research Program Grant ($4,000)

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2016

Temple University Educational Enhancement Merit Stipend ($4,000)

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2016

Honors and Awards

National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention

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2020

Michigan State University Plant Sciences Graduate Recruitment Fellowship ($41,729)

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2018

Phi Beta Kappa, Temple University

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2018

Temple University Natan Luehrmann-Cowen Memorial Award ($700)

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2018

Ecological Society of America Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting, Honorable Mention for Undergraduate Oral Presentation ($100)

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2018

Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Language National Honor Society

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2017

Sigma Gamma Eplison, Earth Science National Honor Society

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2017

Temple University Dean’s Scholarship ($28,000)

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2014

Union League of Philadelphia Scholarship ($32,000)

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2014

Temple University Honors Program

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2014

Presentations

Comparing insect herbivore community structure across plants’ native and novel ranges: A meta-analysis.

American Naturalist National Meeting

Asilomar, CA

2020

  • Turner, D.B. and Wetzel, W.C.

Arthropod predator community assemblage across a land cover gradient.

Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting

New Orleans, LA

2018

  • Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm

Arthropod predator community assemblage across a land cover gradient.

Temple Undergraduate Research Forum

Philadelphia, PA

2018

  • Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm

Arthropod predator community assemblage across a land cover gradient.

Ecological Society of America Mid-Atlantic Meeting.

Newark, NJ

2018

  • Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm

Mapping the way to carbon neutrality: addressing carbon emissions from transportation at the Monteverde Friends School.

Global Temple Conference.

Philadelphia, PA

2016

  • Turner, D.B.